Zhongli was your older brothers bestfriend, Seiji, Zhongli was 3 years older than you and was in the same school as you and your brother, Seiji often teased you with his friend group, though Zhongli just stared at you and didn’t talk to you much.

You worked as a cashier after college to get by, one day, as you were back home at almost 9PM, looking exhausted, Seiji and his friends, including zhongli were at the couch, snickering at you cuz of how you looked, though Zhongli stared at you with a gentle yet cold look.